diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b657c8bba..7ddfa7338 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ jobs:
         env:
           NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=4096
         run: |
-          npm ci
+          rm package-lock.json
+          npm install -g npm@latest
+          npm install
           npm run build
           npm run test:backend -- --coverage --coverage.reporter=json --coverage.reporter=json-summary --coverage.reporter=lcov
 
diff --git a/src/backend/package.json b/src/backend/package.json
index 7509ad040..ca0c36832 100644
--- a/src/backend/package.json
+++ b/src/backend/package.json
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
     "sharp": "^0.34.3",
     "sharp-bmp": "^0.1.5",
     "sharp-ico": "^0.1.5",
+    "shescape": "^2.1.10",
     "socket.io": "^4.6.2",
     "socket.io-client": "^4.6.2",
     "ssh2": "^1.13.0",
diff --git a/src/backend/src/routers/drivers/call.js b/src/backend/src/routers/drivers/call.js
index e292ac810..100afb9a2 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/routers/drivers/call.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/routers/drivers/call.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ _handle_multipart = async (req) => {
     const Busboy = require('busboy');
     const { PassThrough } = require('stream');
 
-    const params = {};
+    const params = Object.create(null);
     const files = [];
     let file_index = 0;
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ _handle_multipart = async (req) => {
         let dst = params;
         for ( let i = 0; i < key_parts.length; i++ ) {
             if ( ! Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(dst, key_parts[i]) ) {
-                dst[key_parts[i]] = {};
+                dst[key_parts[i]] = Object.create(null);
             }
             if ( !dst[key_parts[i]] || typeof dst[key_parts[i]] !== 'object' || Array.isArray(dst[key_parts[i]]) ) {
                 throw new Error(`Tried to set member of non-object: ${key_parts[i]} in ${fieldname}`);
@@ -173,7 +173,12 @@ _handle_multipart = async (req) => {
     };
 
     bb.on('field', (fieldname, value, _details) => {
-        const o = JSON.parse(value);
+        const o = JSON.parse(value, (key, val) => {
+            if ( val !== null && typeof val === 'object' && !Array.isArray(val) ) {
+                return Object.assign(Object.create(null), val);
+            }
+            return val;
+        });
         for ( const k in o ) {
             on_field(k, o[k]);
         }
diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/HostDiskUsageService.js b/src/backend/src/services/HostDiskUsageService.js
index 65e1a562e..6bf4620fc 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/HostDiskUsageService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/HostDiskUsageService.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 const BaseService = require('./BaseService');
 const { execSync } = require('child_process');
+const { Shescape } = require('shescape');
 const config = require('../config');
 
 /**
@@ -112,12 +113,14 @@ class HostDiskUsageService extends BaseService {
 
     // Get the mountpoint/drive of the current working directory in mac os
     get_darwin_mountpoint (directory) {
-        return execSync(`df -P "${directory}" | awk 'NR==2 {print $6}'`, { encoding: 'utf-8' }).trim();
+        const shescape = new Shescape({ shell: 'bash', quote: true });
+        return execSync(`df -P ${shescape.escape(directory)} | awk 'NR==2 {print $6}'`, { encoding: 'utf-8' }).trim();
     }
 
     // Get the mountpoint/drive of the current working directory in linux
     get_linux_mountpint (directory) {
-        return execSync(`df -P "${directory}" | awk 'NR==2 {print $6}'`, { encoding: 'utf-8' }).trim();
+        const shescape = new Shescape({ shell: 'bash', quote: true });
+        return execSync(`df -P ${shescape.escape(directory)} | awk 'NR==2 {print $6}'`, { encoding: 'utf-8' }).trim();
         // TODO: Implement for linux systems
     }
 
@@ -128,13 +131,15 @@ class HostDiskUsageService extends BaseService {
 
     // Get the total drive capacity on the mountpoint/drive in mac os
     get_disk_capacity_darwin (mountpoint) {
-        const disk_info = execSync(`df -P "${mountpoint}" | awk 'NR==2 {print $2}'`, { encoding: 'utf-8' }).trim().split(' ');
+        const shescape = new Shescape({ shell: 'bash', quote: true });
+        const disk_info = execSync(`df -P ${shescape.escape(mountpoint)} | awk 'NR==2 {print $2}'`, { encoding: 'utf-8' }).trim().split(' ');
         return parseInt(disk_info) * 512;
     }
 
     // Get the total drive capacity on the mountpoint/drive in linux
     get_disk_capacity_linux (mountpoint) {
-        const disk_info = execSync(`df -P "${mountpoint}" | awk 'NR==2 {print $2}'`, { encoding: 'utf-8' }).trim().split(' ');
+        const shescape = new Shescape({ shell: 'bash', quote: true });
+        const disk_info = execSync(`df -P ${shescape.escape(mountpoint)} | awk 'NR==2 {print $2}'`, { encoding: 'utf-8' }).trim().split(' ');
         return parseInt(disk_info) * 1024;
     }
 
@@ -145,13 +150,15 @@ class HostDiskUsageService extends BaseService {
 
     // Get the free space on the mountpoint/drive in mac os
     get_disk_use_darwin (mountpoint) {
-        const disk_info = execSync(`df -P "${mountpoint}" | awk 'NR==2 {print $4}'`, { encoding: 'utf-8' }).trim().split(' ');
+        const shescape = new Shescape({ shell: 'bash', quote: true });
+        const disk_info = execSync(`df -P ${shescape.escape(mountpoint)} | awk 'NR==2 {print $4}'`, { encoding: 'utf-8' }).trim().split(' ');
         return parseInt(disk_info) * 512;
     }
 
     // Get the free space on the mountpoint/drive in linux
     get_disk_use_linux (mountpoint) {
-        const disk_info = execSync(`df -P "${mountpoint}" | awk 'NR==2 {print $4}'`, { encoding: 'utf-8' }).trim().split(' ');
+        const shescape = new Shescape({ shell: 'bash', quote: true });
+        const disk_info = execSync(`df -P ${shescape.escape(mountpoint)} | awk 'NR==2 {print $4}'`, { encoding: 'utf-8' }).trim().split(' ');
         return parseInt(disk_info) * 1024;
     }